Douglas A. Rossman
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1936 –
Who is Douglas A. Rossman?
Douglas A. Rossman is a U.S. herpetologist specializing in Garter snakes. He studied at the University of Florida, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1961.
He was a professor of zoology at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
He co-authored The Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana, and also The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology.
His wife, Nita Jane Rossman, also has an interest in herpetology and even had a subspecies named after her: Thamnophis sauritus nitae, a subspecies of the Eastern Ribbon Snake. She had collected the holotype for this subspecies on a field trip with her husband for his dissertation research, and he named it in her honor.
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- Born
- 1936
- Also known as
- Douglas Rossman
- Education
- University of Florida
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on July 23, 2013
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